Yaya Toure: Manchester City fans have been great to me

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Yaya Toure says it will be difficult to say goodbye to Manchester City at the end of the season because the fans have been so good to him.

Nigeria’s cattle war fuels religious tension

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What started as a cattle war between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria's middle belt has taken a religious dimension, writes the BBC's Mayeni Jones.

‘At his peak he could change games on his own’

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The part Yaya Toure played in Man City's rise and what made him so special, by his former Manchester City team-mate Frank Lampard.

Yaya Toure will stay in the Premier League after leaving Man City

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Midfielder Yaya Toure has been speaking about leaving Manchester City after eight memorable years at the club

Ebola: DR Congo confirms new outbreak in country’s north-west

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There are two confirmed cases and 17 deaths where the virus is suspected in Bikoro, officials say.

Belgium gasses chicks due to fly to Congo

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Firefighters were called in to end the birds' suffering as they were suffocating in a hot container.

Zambia university apologises for ‘half-naked’ poster

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A university library in Zambia has removed a notice telling female students to dress "modestly".

Nigerian ‘syrup’ ban raids lead to companies closing

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Three Nigerian pharmaceutical companies are closed after being raided by authorities.

Rwanda delays Cecafa women’s cup four days before kick-off

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Rwanda is forced to delay the east and central African women's regional championship the Cecafa Challenge Cup just four days before kick-off.

Nigerian authorities shut three cough syrup manufacturers

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A BBC investigation showed employees illegally selling addictive cough syrup containing codeine.